Garbh sanskar

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Garbha

sanskar

_sanskar

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'Pregnancy should be by choice &

not by chance '.

'The parent to be '

couple must be

prepared mentally & physically to

welcome the unborn child . Parents spend loads of money ,time & energy after the child is born for his /her development & growth .

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Contd..

But it is that ' 9 months ' crucial

period when maximum efforts are to be taken for betterment of

expected child . Garbhasanskar is not a new concept in India .Our mythology tells us stories of

Abhimanyu .But we 'intelligent skepticals ' were waiting for

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Utility

All this is directed towards

keeping expectant mother happy & making pregnancy a joyful

experience . In garbhasanskar

communication with the baby is an integral part .It is proved that baby is very close to father 's voice

.Stories ,shlokas ,& songs if told by father make definite impact .

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Garbhasanskar is a science by itself but it is

a beautiful , easy& inexpensive way to

improve intelligent , spiritual & emotional

quotient of an unborn child.

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Traditional Vs Modern

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Introduction to

Introduction to Garbh

Garbh

Sanskar

_Sanskar

• What is garbh?

O! mother ,you are the divine life force which brings us to the earth.

• What is garbh Sanskar?

O! mother, you provide the soil for the seed in the form of caring womb for the delicate embryo to grow for 9 months.

• What is Jeeva?

O! mother,I choose thou to deliver me to the Prithvi-lok & the manav Yoni,unachievable even by the demigods.

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What is

Garbh

_Garbh

Sanskar

_Sanskar

?

_?

• According to the Tarka sAsthrAs, the word SamskArA is defined as "an impression on the memory". Steady

practice of scriptural injunctions establishes firm tracks in the memory so that the practitioner does not swerve from the correct path.

• According to another definition, SamskArA means

"betterment" (Sams) of a thing (kaaram). The cleansing process set in motion by the observance of SamskArAs leads to the betterment of life and qualifies a person for spiritual upliftment.

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Vedic Embryology & Modern medicine

Baby moves downwards to deliver Moves to right-male, left-female Hunger & thirst

Nails,reproductive org & apertures

Hand ,feet & limbs

Lump of flesh, head formed Bubble like structure

Fertilization of sperm Vedic Embryology

Head fixation Day 300

Brain develops rapidly Day151-180

Startle reflex,eye components Day121-150 Tooth, nails,genitals,eyelids Day61-90 Limb buds,lungs,Retina,Kidney Day 30-60 Umbilical vesicle,notochord,Heart develops Day10-29

Blastocyst & implantation Day-7

-same-Day-1

Modern embryology Time

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Right time for

sanskar

_sanskar

1. Rutu (Cycle) Shuddhi - Preparing a

proper environment for conception. Rutu means a proper body clock of the

individual. Here the Body clock is

primarily related with the reproductive system of the body.

2. Kshetra Shuddhi – Kshetra indicates the body & home where the foetus is going to dwell & develop during the Nine

months of pregnancy. The babies

physical & mental abilities should be

nurtured properly, so the body & soul of the mother needs to be wholesome.

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Right time for

Sanskar

_Sanskar

.

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Contd

_Contd

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3. Ambu (Nutritional Mechanism) Shuddhi

–

The Nutritional Chain for the baby plays a

vital Role in fulfilling its basic needs in the

Womb.

4. Bija Shuddhi

– The baby represents the

characters of his Mother & Father. His

Physical & Mental Development is the

Part & Parcel of them.

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Garbhopnishad

• This Upanishad explains in detail about the conception and growth of a child in the mother’s womb. At each stage of development in the womb, the physical condition of the child’s body and the mental state and the condition of the

jeevan (the soul) within is also explained in detail in this

scripture.This Upanishad is part of the Krishna Yajur Veda.

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Garbhopnishad

1. This Upanishad has two parts in it describing the growth of human embryo in the womb of the mother and also variety of parameters connected with human life.

2. The first part describes about pancha bhootha and gives excellent definition for the pruthvi (as solid materials) ap ( as fluid ) thejas ( which has energy /heat ) vaayu ( which flows as electrons/electricity/..) and aakaasa ( which exists as the finest particles – ions) .

3. Further descriptions goes to the six flavors (shad rasas) like, sweet /bitter/sour/saltish/ sour /pungent .

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Garbhopnishad

contd..

_contd..

4.Then comes the composition of

the body like blood, bones,

muscles etc.

5.Further description about the

colors and their impact on the

body

6. In the second chapter of the

Garbhopanishad, the

systematic growth of the

embryo in the womb of the

mother is narrated.

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Garbhopnishad

7. The shape of the head and body evolves within 15th day and within 60 days.

8.Within 3rd month, the feet slowly separates and within 4th month the intestine, stomach and other internal

organs evolve. In the 5th month eyes, nose, ears grow. And by the 8th month full growth attains and then

during the 9th month the baby remains in meditation with all organs functioning steadily.

9.All the mental activities start during this period . 10.In the 10th month the baby gets its birth with all

qualities of human beings. Thus ends the Garbhopanishad.

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What is effect of

Garbh

_Garbh

samskar

_samskar

?

_?

• Intelligence-Buddhi

• Valor-Shaurya

• Brilliance-tejas

• Strength- Shakti

• Quality- Guna

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Initiator & propagator

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Myths Vs facts

• Jeeva chooses you & not vice versa. • You’re the carrier, not the creator.

• Sanskar & Vasna both define the type of womb. • The Jeeva in the garbh has significant impact on

the mother.

• Jeeva shows its interests.

• Jeeva decides the time of birth.

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Most Educable stage of life!

• Brain grows maximum. • All instincts are being

developed.

• Interests & likings will become deep imbibed.

• Rhythmic sounds hastens neuronal growth.

• Most conducive period of learning

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What affects the brain growth?

• Rhythmic sounds & Mantra. • Music • Sat-sahitya. • Thoughts-SatVichaar • Sanskars-Garbhdaan,Garbhadhaan, • Punsvan,Simmantoyyan. • Rites

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Story of

Abhimanyu

_Abhimanyu

• Baby listens from 3rd month onwards.

• Baby recognizes mother from her heart beat, voice & smell. • Whatever the mother does the

baby is impacted by it.

• Mother’s blood flows through the baby.

• Mothers emotions affect the baby.

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Examples of

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day activities

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• What to do?

• What not to do?

• What to think?

• What to eat?

• What to read?

• What to see?

• What to hear?

• What to wear?

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Visualization of fetus

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Garbh

sanskar

_sanskar

in

_in

Quran

_Quran

He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He

pleases. Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. [Qur'an 3:6]

The Noble Qur'an - Al-A'raf 7:189

• "If You give us a Sâlih (good in every aspect)

child, we shall indeed be among the grateful.“

• ..."O my Lord! Grant me from You, a good

offspring. You are indeed the All-Hearer of invocation."

& then there is a dua to be done

during the labor pains also!

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Garbh

Sanskar

_Sanskar

in bible

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"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and

wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139: 13-14

• Father, you have just made me a mother. You have granted me the opportunity of partnering with you in the creative act of life.

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Why the Baby Cries at birth?

Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4.641,

Narrated Sa'id bin Al Musaiyab

• Abu Huraira said, "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'There is none

born among the off-spring of Adam, but Satan touches it. A

child therefore, cries loudly at the time of birth because of the touch of Satan, except Mary and her

child." Then Abu Huraira recited: "And I seek refuge with You for her and for her offspring from the outcast Satan" (3.36)

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Why do babies cry?

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BhagwadGeeta

_BhagwadGeeta

“My dear Lord, by Your causeless mercy I am

awakened to consciousness, although I am only ten months old.

Therefore, my Lord, although I am living in a

terrible condition, I do not wish to depart from my mother's abdomen to fall again into the blind well of materialistic life.

Your external energy (The material nature which bewilders the conditioned living entities called deva-maya),at once captures the newly born child, and immediately false identification,

which is the beginning of the cycle of continual birth and death, begins.

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Prayers for the unborn child

Invocation to Lord Ganesha

to

eliminate all obstacles.

Prayers to Lord Agni

-May my

husband and I be blessed with

long life, good children and

integration of our body mind

and soul.

Prayer to Surya

- Bless us with

blazing intelligence.

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Prayers

contd

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Prayer to Lord Agni

- Be

present in my uterus and

strengthen my uterus and my

unborn child.. May my

unborn child develop into a

good and courageous child.

Bless my child and its

father.

Prayer to Lord Indra

- May the

delivery be safe for the child

and the mother.

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Welcome to Motherhood!!!

Thanks for taking a step towards the betterment of your unborn baby. Thanks for being an intelligent, kind

& considerate parent.

Thanks for being a part of Garbh sanskar